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Show w STATE HAS 5185 AUTOS. Washington Averages Five Machines for Each 1000 Population. Then uro f185 automobiles in I he State of Washington, according to a statement compiled from the returns made by the various county assessors. The value of the machines total over $6,000,000, averaging one to eneh 1000 Inhabitants. Six In every 1000 residents of King I County, In which Is Seattle, own nil-: nil-: tomoblles of makes a dlverso as their lowneis. t'hchalla, Chclnn, Plorco nnd I Walla Wnlln are also In the same for-tunnto for-tunnto class. Even little Skamania county, with Its less thnn 3000 populn tlon, boasts three machines of n to till value of $rriS0. By far the largest mimbui Is owned I in King county, where 1601 machines , buzz over the roads. The Seattle renin ty averages a holding of $7167 15 In automobiles p 1000 population There ale 74 machines In Clark county, averaging threo per 1000 pop illation, and of a total value of $0113 Lewis county has an even century of .Uiacbjuejt iivqi aging three to every 100o"populntlun With tho C05 machines in Plorce county, Tneoma, feels no especial Jack "of power cuirlnges. In fact, hut six counties In the wholo Washington I roster drop as low as ono machine I per 1000 population There nro 754 ! machines in Spokane county, which, hi n total population of 130,404 leflect Ifuvdhihly tho proipoilty of the Inland ' empire 1 n |